Open-access TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH GIANT CELL BONE TUMOR IN NORTHERN BRAZIL, IN 2020 AND 2021

TRATAMENTO DE PACIENTES COM TUMOR ÓSSEO DE CÉLULAS GIGANTES NO NORTE DO BRASIL, EM 2020 E 2021

Abstract

Objective:  This study aimed to evaluate the profile of patients diagnosed with giant cell tumors treated at the Ophir Loyola Hospital.

Method:  An analytical study in the form of a retrospective cohort, conducted through a review of patient medical records and imaging exams of individuals treated at the hospital between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021.

Result:  A total of 19 patients were evaluated, with an average time of 10.5 months between diagnostic suspicion and the first consultation with the Orthopedic Oncology team.

Conclusion:  Among the patients studied, 73% were presented with advanced-stage disease, requiring aggressive surgical treatment with wide resection and replacement with an endoprosthesis. Level of Evidence II; Retrospective Prognostic Study.

Keywords:
Giant Cell Tumors; Cohort Studies; Bone Neoplasms

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